BECKETT VEHICLE REPAIRS LTD

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16129872 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2024-12-17
    BECKETT, Wendy Margaret appointed
    secretary
  3. 2024-12-17
    BECKETT, Wendy Margaret resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-17
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2024-12-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BECKETT VEHICLE REPAIRS LTD
  7. 2024-12-11
    BECKETT, David Paul appointed
    director
  8. 2024-12-11
    BECKETT, Wendy Margaret appointed
    director
  9. 2024-12-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BECKETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Paul Beckett
Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/12/2024
Mrs Wendy Margaret Beckett
Individual · British · DOB 02/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/12/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

193 Alexandra Road
Grimsby
DN31 1SE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BECKETT, Wendy Margaret
secretary · appointed 2024-12-17
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Active
BECKETT, David Paul
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-12-11
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Active
BECKETT, Wendy Margaret
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-12-11 · resigned 2024-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-11